Authors
Nicole Chia Hui Ming, Ng Xiang Ting Charmaine, Ng Gewen Godwin, Constance Yeo Hui Ting
Supervisors
Debbie Goh Pei Chin
Year
Abstract
This feature writing project is a culmination of stories on Singapore’s multiracialism and progress in achieving equality for all races. It is brought together by more than 60 interviews with individuals, experts, politicians and activists.
Throughout Singapore’s 50 years of independence, multiracialism has been one of the core tenets of the country’s governance, and has been continually emphasised by the government as a key to the country’s social stability and economic success. But recent stocktakes of interracial relationships among Singaporeans and notable pushback from minority races hint at room for improvement in racial relations. While the government has put in place measures to combat racial prejudice from surfacing in areas such as politics and public housing, stereotypes, prejudices and even discrimination still manifest among Singaporeans on the ground.
Through the themes of discrimination, representation and identity, this project looks at the state of interracial relations among students, teachers, colleagues and families. It highlights the types of racism experienced every day by minority races; the actions taken by activists to bring these issues to light in a society where talking about race is considered taboo; and the efforts by minority groups trying to assert their ethnic identity.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66859